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Maryland's weekend weather forecast

When is rain dangerous? When it freezes on contact. That's what the region faces Sunday through Tuesday after temperatures plummet following a brief warm-up. Ava has a list of precautions that should be taken seriously.

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Updated: 9:05 AM EST Jan 5, 2014

Maryland's weekend weather forecast

When is rain dangerous? When it freezes on contact. That's what the region faces Sunday through Tuesday after temperatures plummet following a brief warm-up. Ava has a list of precautions that should be taken seriously.

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Updated: 9:05 AM EST Jan 5, 2014

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WEBVTT WE ARE WAKING UP TO ICY CONDITIONS. THERE IS FREEZING RAIN. WE HAVE A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY OUT ALL OF THE AREAS YOU SEE IN PINK WESTMINSTER. ANNAPOLIS, BELLAIRE, THE ENTIRE METRO AREA HAS A CONCERN FOR ANY OF US TO DEAL WITH. A BAND OF PRECIPITATION SHIFTING UP TO THE NORTH AND EAST IT COMING DOWN AS RAIN BUT FREEZING RAIN AT THE SURFACE. WE MAY BE DEALING WITH SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THERE IS A CONCERN ALL OF THE WAY TO 95 FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS. 34 DEGREES DOWNTOWN AT THE MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER. 22 WESTMINSTER AND 12 DEGREES IN FREDERICK. WER IN THE MID 30'S ALONG THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. EVERYONE NORTH AND WEST WILL HAVE THE CONCERN OF ICE AND SNOW P ON THE ROAD. WE WILL BE CLIMBING INTO THE MID 30'S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS BECOMES ALL COMPLETELY RAIN. THE WINDS TURNING EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR. BY 3:00 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON WE SHOULD BE IN THE MID 30'S AROUND THE METRO AREA. WE WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE ENTIRE STATE AT LEAST LATER TODAY. THE FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING BUT BY 3:00 P.M. IT TURNS TO ALL RAIN END. TEMPERATURES ARE DOING SOMETHING TRICKY HERE TODAY. THEY WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENING BY LATE TONIGHT WE ARE DOWN IN THE 40'S. IT WILL BE WARMER LATER TODAY THROUGH WHAT WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW. WARMING TREND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT IN MISSOURI ILLINOIS ALL OF THE WAY TO INDIANA. THIS WILL BE GOING EAST. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES BY IT COULD CAUSE A QUICK BURST OF SNOW ENOUGH TO CAUSE SLIPPERY SPOTS ON THE ROADS. COLD WIND GUSTING UP TO 30. MAYBE DANGEROUSY COLD AS WE GO INTO MONDAY NIGHT. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE YOUR TIME-OUT DOORS. YOU WANT TO COVER UP YOUR ENTIRE BODY IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT. THE WINDCHILL CAN MAKE IT DANGEROUS. MAKE SURE THE EXPOSED PIPES AREN'T GOING TO FREEZE. TIRE PRESSURE CAN GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES FALL. THE BATTERY WILL TAKE A TOLL AS WELL. YOU WANT TO UPDATE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT BECAUSE IF YOUR CAR HAPPENS TO BREAKDOWN YOU WILL BE STUCK IN THAT COLD. IF YOU LOSE POWER YOU WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WEATHER. EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING TWO DEGREES IT COULD FEEL LIKE IT IS 10-20 BELOW ZERO. COLD AGAIN INTO WEDNESDAY

Maryland's weekend weather forecast

When is rain dangerous? When it freezes on contact. That's what the region faces Sunday through Tuesday after temperatures plummet following a brief warm-up. Ava has a list of precautions that should be taken seriously.